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Violence was always an important factor in making change. Many times for very good change. This is not a new thing.

• dvfjsdhgfv 8y ago
  Like when was the last time violence resulted in a very good change? Because I have plenty of examples where it went completely wrong, bringing only the death of millions. This way of thinking ("the end justifies the means") is one of the most dangerous concepts and the cause of suffering of many people in the world right now.
  • quantummkv 8y ago
    French Revolution? Throwing out the monarchy wholesale was a pretty big change in those days. Don't forget the many revolutions by former colonies of European powers. They were violent, but bought about change. The good kind.
    • dvfjsdhgfv 8y ago
      > French Revolution? Throwing out the monarchy wholesale was a pretty big change in those days. And it was the birth of a new tyranny, wasn't it? The "Reign of Terror" - that was the sad reality for those living in that period. > Don't forget the many revolutions by former colonies of European powers. They were violent, but bought about change. The good kind. For one, Gandhi demonstrated you don't need violence to make a good change. Yet most people still believe in violence as the primary means. Second, I'm appalled to see what happened to many if not most of these colonies. One tyranny was replaced by another. I'm not sure you can call it a good change.
• lixtra 8y ago
  While in certain situations violence is appropriate, here it clearly isn't. If you don't agree on its inappropriateness here it would be indeed upsetting. edit: added comma
  • cyborgx7 8y ago
    The comment I responded to talked about violence in general, not about this specific instance. That is what I responded to.